April 1871 Recap
Standings as of May 1
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TEAM W L PCT GB
Troy Trojans 14 6 .700 -
Cleveland Spiders 12 7 .632 1.5
Chicago Athletes 13 8 .619 1.5
Boston Beans 12 9 .571 2.5
Ft. Wayne Wizards 10 10 .500 4
Washington Generals 9 12 .429 5.5
New York Nationals 6 14 .300 8
Philadelphia Quakers 5 15 .250 9
Stats Leaders as of May 1
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STATISTIC NAME AMOUNT TEAM
Batting Average Joe 'Old Reliable' Start .422 Chicago
Home Runs Levi 'Long Levi' Meyerle 2 Philadelphia
RBI Scott 'Haystack' McKenzie 26 Washington
Stolen Bases Scott 'Haystack' McKenzie 15 Washington
OPS Tom York 1.048 Cleveland
Batter WAR Levi 'Long Levi' Meyerle 1.5 Philadelphia
Hitting Streak Fergy Malone 21 Chicago
ERA Jason Hersch 1.04 Boston
Wins Asa 'Count' Brainard 9 Troy
Strikeouts Jason Hersch 8 Boston
Pitcher WAR Jason Hersch 2.7 Boston
Saves Matt Carlson 3 Cleveland
Monthly Awards
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AWARD NAME POS TEAM STATS
Hitter of the Month Scott 'Haystack' McKenzie LF Washington .373 BA, 1 HR, 26 RBI, 29 R
Pitcher of the Month Jason Hersch P Boston 8-7, 112 IP, 1.04 ERA, 8 K
Rookie of the Month Joe 'Old Reliable' Start 1B Chicago .422 BA, 43 H, 16 RBI, 26 R
Key Injuries
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NAME TEAM INJURY LENGTH
Dick McBride, P New York Torn flexor tendon (elbow) 11 months
Jake Johnson, P Cleveland Partially torn labrum 3 months
Steve Pearson, P Philadelphia Partially torn labrum 2-3 months